Thank you. All those opposed, please rise.

Thank you. All those abstaining, please rise. Thank you. The vote is concluded. The results of the vote; in favour of the motion, 11; opposed, six; with zero abstentions. The motion is carried.

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Therefore, Bill 5 has had second reading. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to a committee. Item 19, second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker,

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Financial Administration Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill would amend the Financial Administration Act to clarify the authority of the Government of the Northwest Territories to indemnify members of the public service. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. We have a motion. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Question has been called. Is the House ready for the vote? All those in favour, please signify. Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Bill 6 has had second reading. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to a committee.

Item 20, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters; Bill 2, Bill 4, Committee Report 1-14(5), Committee Report 2-14(5), Committee Report 3-14(5), Motion 1-14(5), with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

I would like to call the committee of the whole to order. We are dealing with several items: Bill 2, Bill 4, Committee Report 1-4(15), Committee Report 2-14(5), Committee Report 3-14(5) and Motion 1-14(5). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to recommend that we continue consideration of Bill 2 and Committee Reports 1-14(5), 2-14(5), 3-14(5) concurrently, specifically to try and conclude the consideration of the budget of RWED, followed by Transportation.

Does the committee agree?

At this time, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development if he will be bringing in any witnesses?

Does the committee agree?

Sergeant-at-Arms, can you escort the witnesses in please?

We will just take a short break.

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Mr. Minister, could you please introduce your witnesses for the record?

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome witnesses. We were on page 11-17, resource management and economic development, budget summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $35,597,000. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A question about the mandate of the Northwest Territories Development Corporation. I take it from the purpose of the corporation as shown on page 11-16 that it was established to create employment and income for Northerners.

I guess I would ask if the prime purpose for this agency is one of a social purpose, almost an income support function. What relationship does it have to other agencies like Education, Culture and Employment that provide income support programs? Is there any integration here?

Mr. Minister.

Mr. Koe.

Thank you, Mr. Koe. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess I am trying to establish, I know Mr. Koe talked about funding also coming from other partners and so on, but I am looking for more about coordination of this government's social goals. What sort of ties does the Development Corporation have to the social goals as articulated by this government, either through Education, Culture and Employment and their Income Support Program, or through the Executive with the Maximizing Northern Employment Program?

This government has a number of social goals that are tied to employment. If this is an agency that provides or that follows up on that area as well, I am just trying to find out how they coordinate with the government in order to ensure that all of the money that we are spending in this area is best coordinated. You know, so Education, Culture and Employment is not going somewhere with some of their initiatives with job creation, but Maximizing Northern Employment, perhaps through one of the other government departments, is not trying to do the same thing, and the Development Corporation does something similar. We find out after the fact that we have three different agencies working in the same region and they were not all aware of what was going on.

I just want to make sure that we have some coordination so that we do not see some area getting all of the benefits and perhaps some other areas of the Territories not getting some benefit because the players were not talking to each other.